Virginia, 2024
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2024 was 1,812 against 1,508 in 2023.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2024 | Grayson | High Wind | 64 mph | $15,500,000 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Grayson | Flash Flood | — | $23,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Tazewell | High Wind | 64 mph | $8,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Craig | High Wind | 68 mph | $110,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 May 2024 | Nelson | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5,000 | 1 | — |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Mecklenburg | Flash Flood | — | $5,000 | 1 | — |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Henrico | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3,000 | 1 | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Washington | Flash Flood | — | $105,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 May 2024 | Culpeper | Tornado | EF0 | $250,000 | — | 5 |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Smyth | High Wind | 58 mph | $13,800,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Wythe | High Wind | 58 mph | $17,000,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Smyth | Flash Flood | — | $7,000,000 | — | — |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Suffolk city | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10,000 | — | 2 |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Pittsylvania | Tornado | EF2 | $839,730 | — | 1 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Orange | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 26 May 2024 | Giles | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2,500 | — | 1 |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 58 mph | $2,000 | — | 1 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Northampton | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1,000 | — | 1 |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Giles | High Wind | 58 mph | $7,000,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Pulaski | Flood | — | $7,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Pulaski | Flood | — | $7,000,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Carroll | High Wind | 64 mph | $1,400,000 | — | — |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Grayson | Flood | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 May 2024 | Salem city | Tornado | EF1 | $1,170,000 | — | — |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Wythe | Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Shenandoah | Wildfire | — | $983,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Bland | High Wind | 69 mph | $480,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Pulaski | High Wind | 63 mph | $400,000 | — | — |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Page | Wildfire | — | $559,000 | — | — |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Grayson | Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Northumberland | Tornado | EF1 | $273,500 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Loudoun | Tornado | EF0 | $250,000 | — | — |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Stafford | Tornado | EF1 | $250,000 | — | — |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Loudoun | Tornado | EF1 | $250,000 | — | — |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Fauquier | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $250,000 | — | — |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Caroline | Tornado | EF1 | $200,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Floyd | High Wind | 63 mph | $137,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Montgomery | High Wind | 58 mph | $150,000 | — | — |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Patrick | High Wind | 58 mph | $135,000 | — | — |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Carroll | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $150,000 | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2024
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2024 | DR-4831 | Major disaster | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Helene | 37 |
| 29 Sep 2024 | EM-3621 | Emergency | Tropical Storm | Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene | 24 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2024 date of loss
272 NFIP claims, 185 of them paid, for $8,100,947.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.